A wire is made by attaching two segments together, end to end. One segment is made of aluminum and the other is steel. The effective coefficient of linear expansion of the two-segment wire is 17.2 x 10-6 (Cº)-¹. What fraction of the length is aluminum? Number Units <>

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A wire is made by attaching two segments
together, end to end. One segment is made of
aluminum and the other is steel. The
effective coefficient of linear expansion of
the two-segment wire is 17.2 x 10-6 (℃°)-¹.
What fraction of the length is aluminum?
Number i
Units
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Transcribed Image Text:A wire is made by attaching two segments together, end to end. One segment is made of aluminum and the other is steel. The effective coefficient of linear expansion of the two-segment wire is 17.2 x 10-6 (℃°)-¹. What fraction of the length is aluminum? Number i Units <>
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